It’s the great agency holiday party, Charlie Brown

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Wah, wah, wah-wah, wah, wah, wah, wah-wah, wah-wah, wah, wah. Determining what Charlie Brown’s teachers are saying is already hard enough without adding a few libations to the mix. Still, now that the office holiday party is on the mend, the Peanuts gang—OK, mostly Lucy—seems hell-bent on hosting an agency Christmas shindig this year, despite their many deadlines. (via The San Francisco Egotist)

Now that the party is on, I suppose we’re obligated to chip in on a gift for the boss. But what to get? Jimmy Kimmel has a few suggestions that you might recognize if you’re watching television past 3:00 a.m. Enjoy the late night host’s funny “As Seen on TV” gift guide.

Perhaps the pope ought to tweet a blessing for milk and pasta, both of which are suffering crises at the moment. Milk’s problems stem from the public’s falling opinion of its nutritional value pooled with its rising costs, as pasta becomes the latest victim of global warming, which is putting a strain on the world’s wheat crop.

From the family farm to the family firm, Advertising Age identifies six things you may not know about Dan Edelman and his agency, including plans to keep the business in the bloodline.